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Mi fn Vol. 49 No. 141 LINCOLN 8, NEBRASKA Friday, May 6, 1949 Dw Pa John Binning Named Orator; Ray Miller's Poem Chosen John Binning and Ray Miller have been chosen as Ivy Day orator and poet, respectively. Binning will speak on "Young People and Politics" and Miller's poem is entitled "Directs the Ivy." Binning was chosen by a committee from the speech de partment. Judges in the poetry contest were: Ruth Odell, f Oliver Evans and Lowry C. Wim- TT T Tfc 1 1 I rNU muMcrs Honor 23 as 'Outstanding' Twenty-three outstanding mem bers of University of Nebraska Builders (formerly Student Foun dation) were honored last nigh, at the year-end recognition meet ing of the campus service group. Nominated by the Builders board members from the mem bership of the organization be cause of "exceptional contribu tions to the purposes of Build ers," the following were present ed letters of commendation: Joyce Buck, Dick Kuska, Jackie Soienson, Marli Mooberry, Jackie Hoss, Don Kuxhausen, Janet Jen ik, Sarah Fulton, Joan Rhoades, Ann Barger, Bev Larson, Jean Hedstrom, Jayne Wade, Marilyn Coupe, Belh Wilkins, Jan Huf fard, Poochie Rediger, Kathy Dodson, Chuck Burmcister, Carol Strong, Cliff Christianson, Jan Lindquist and Jo Fickling. Miss Mary Mielenz, faculty ad viser of the organization, spoke briefly at the outset of the meet ing on the meaning and growth of the group. Following the pres entation of awards, a movie on Safety was shown, and refresh ments were served. Jeannie Sampson, Builders president, presided at the mass meeting. She announced that any honored member not present to receive his letter should pick it up at the Builders office. Ag Exec El cc Is Wirlli, McDill Lloyd Wirth and Louise Mc Dill will be hold-over members of Ag Ec board for ensuing year of 1919-50. Miss McDill is a junior in the Agriculture college, Chi Omega and news editor on Daily Ne braskan. Wirth is in junior year at Ag college, Alpha Gamma Rho and member of Alpha Zeta. Ag students are reminded that the deadline for election filings on Ag campus is near and inter ested persons are urged to file applications as soon as possible. 1 perciassmcn Registration by Students not in the Junior Di " vision should finish registering by Monday noon, according to Dr. Hoover .assistant registrar. 'Registration is going very fast and should reach the 2,800 mark by Friday morning," he said. "Two years ago it took six weeks to register; last year it took two weeks; this year we should be finished in five days." Closed courses and changes for the fall term are: Closed courses: Bus. Ore. 190, 236. 262. 2K2; Chemistry 240, 27ft, 277; Economics 203. 219, 210, 211: Electrical Engineering: 283, Mechanical KnfcineerinK 214. 215, 221. a.'IS. 236: Chemical NnRineering 21. 222, 278; AR. EriKitieerinB 141. Closed sections: Bus. Orip Ifil. Sec I, II. Kus. Org. 171, Sec. I. II. III. VIll. Them. 22(1, I.ab. B. Boon. 103, Sec. I; 107. Sec. II; 115. Sec. I, I.ab. A, O. Ktec. KnclnecrlnK 188, Sec. I, II, III: 2118. I.ab. A; 200, I,ah. A, B. C; 237, Sec. II, IV, V: 24(1. Sec. I. KriR. Mechanics 22S. Sec. VI; 22(1. Sec. II; 234. Sec. I; 240, Sec. II: 243. Sec I, II. Mechanical F'.nrl luwrinK e, Sec. I; 210, fcec. li, III, V; 211, T T berly, all of the English depart ment. Binning is president of the Uni versity Young Republican club, past president of Phi Alpha Delta, legal fraternity, and past presi dent of Phi Gamma Delta. He entered the University in 1942, graduated with an A.B. from Northwestern in 1944 and will re- John Binning ceive his L.L.B. here this spring. Miller writes for the Corn shucks and is a member of Sigma Nu. Last year the Ivy Day orator was Ralph Nelson. Marion Col lins, now on the English staff here, was Ivy Day poet. The oration will start at 10:45 a. m. Saturday, May 7 .and the poem will be read immediately following the speech. Sunday's Flicker To Offer Variety Flicker Nite, starring such old favorites as Charlie Chaplin, Lau rel and Hardy, and others of screen history, will appear at the Union Sunday, May 8. Accompanying the old-time "flickers" will be the Melodairs. local barbership quartet, who will be on hand for a short songfest in addition to their featured num bers. Sponsored by the general enter tainment committee of the Union, of which Al Tully is chairman, Flicker Nite will also offer ice cream bars and popcorn to munch throughout the show. If ? 1 iviiisi nmsii Monday Noon Sec. I. II. Ill: 213. Sec. II: 215. I.ah. A B. Pharmacy 104, I.ab. A. Zool. 103. Lab. A: 107, I.ab. A; 151, l.nb. B. Time ChariKe: Speech 211, chance from 10 to 11. Speech 2C5, change from 11 to 10. Pub. Health 151. chance from 9 to 8. (Note: Zo"l. 1(19, Lab. A and Rec. 1 for dental students onlvl. Ag Colleue: Ac Knplneerlng 21. 10 T; 25, 2T; 152, 2T; 141. Agronomy 53, I, IJih. 1 M, 3 M. 10 M A. H. 17. Econ. 11, 8 M. Eng. 2. 8 T, 1 T. Rur. Econ. 103, 1 M, 1 M, 8 T, 3 T; 211. Mil. Sc. 143, 9 T. Students registering for the summer session should pay their fees May 31 in the M. & N. build ing. Summer school begins June 8. Course changes are: Closed courses: Ohem. 4, I.nh. 1-5, MW. Bus. Org. 138; 171, Sec. I. II, III; 172. Econ. 115, Sec. 2. I.ab. C, D; 704; 103, Sec. I. Eng. 2. M T W Th. Eng. 22. Sec. 1, canceled. M. E. 6. Lab. 2-5. M T W Th; 211, Sec. 1, II; 210. Sec. I, II; 237. Corrections: E. E. 101, 102. 207, meet M Sat. E. M. 22B. only 1 credit. M. K. Lab., 2-5 M T W Th. Public Health, Sec. 8, (Post Session), 8 dally 4 P. New Courses: English 2. Sec. II, 8 M T W Th. 2 credits. -Arch. III. 4 hours, Arch 207 Arch. Illn. 3 hour, Arch. 207. Econ. 115, Lab. E, 3-S M W. I - ..... x l r.Ai 1 Traditional May Hrcakfast Ends Ivy Day Weekend Traditional climax to the Ivy Day weekend, the YWCA's May morning breakfast, wi!! be V:eld Sunday, May 8, in the Union ball room. All campus coeds, their mothers and other female relatives are in vited to intend the event, held annually on the Sunday morning following Ivy festivities. Guests here for Ivy Day are especially urged to attend the breakfast. PRECEDING this year's break fast will be a service at 8:30 a. m. in the ballroom. Attendance at this service is not required in order to join in the 9 a. m. breakfast. Following the YW affair, Or chesis will present a program of modern dance for all guests. The M.iv morning breakfast has been a YWCA tradition since the 1900's when the annual mother daughter get-togethers were held in St. Paul's church and were open only to YW members. As the campus organization grew, break fasts grew, and were held first in Ellen Smith hall, and then, since 1940, in the Union ballroom. Tickets for the event are 75c per person. They may be pur chased from YW officers, cabinet members, freshmen working on the annual project or from the YWTCA oflice. All reservations must be turned in to Ellen Smith hall by 4 p .m. Friday. Denton Named Masquers Head Clare Denton has been re-r elected president of Nebraska Masquers. In naming Denton to his second term, the theater hon orary also selected the following slate of offi- ccrs: Vice presi d e n t, Tom Stimfig, execu tive secretary, Mary Sigler, recording sec retary, Mary Louise Thomp son; treasurer, I p4 Saum, reporter, v Frank Jacobs. Denton. At the same meeting, plans were co-ordinated for the annual Masquers banquet to be held this year at the Con tinental cafe, Saturday night, May 21. Awards for acting, service and the announcement of new mem bers will be made at the banquet. Tickets may be secured from any Nebraska Masquer. Paustian Heads Delta Sigma Rho Eloise Paustian will guide Delta Sigma Rho, national forensic hon orary, as president for the coming year. Jack Solomon has been named vice-president and Don Chang is the new secretary treasurer. New members, named at a re cent meeting, include Bill Moms, Warren Wise, Charles Oldfather, Bob Shively, John Gradwohl, Bruce Kendall, Paul Gaoter, Lewis Pierce, Don Jensen, Lois Nelson and Keith Fitch. The group, working on projects for the coming year, has decided to organize a speakers' bureau to help other campus organizations with debate, discussion and vari ous speaking problems. Sig AIplis Elect Officers Sigma Alpha Epsilon has elected Rod Lindwall president for the coming term. Other offi cers named Tuesday night were: Cy Johnson, vice president; Bill Dugan, secretary; John Mills, treasurer; and Jerry Jouvenat, historian. May Queen, New Innocents, MB's Top Annual Festivities At 9:30 a. m. on Saturday, May 7, "tradition" will walk into the University campus for its 48th annual visit, when a band concert opens the Ivy Day program. From the procession of the ivy and daisy chains to the tapping of the thirteenth Innocent, tradition will be tho rule of the day. Site for the proceedings will be the campus north of Administration, where the throne of the May Queen At 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Mav 7, "tradition" will walk onto the University campus for its 48th annual visit, when a band con cert opens the Ivy Day program. From the procession of the ivy and daisy chains to the tapping of the 13th Innocent, tradition will be the rule of the day. Site for the proceedings will be the campus north of Administration, where the May Queen and her attendants will reign. If it should rain, the proceedings will be moved to the Coliseum. ONE OF the highlights of the morning activities will be the procession of the May Queen and her attendants. The queen is to be chosen from six candi dates elected at the women's election. Senior women candi dates for the honor are Betty Aasen, Joan Farrar, Lois Gillett, Phyllis Harris, Genene Mitchell, and Lois Thorfinnson. In addition to the May Queen, a senior maid of honor, two senior, four junior, two sophomore and two freshman attendants will be revealed when the Queen's procession leaves the Administra tion building. The Ivy Day Court will be led by two underclass women as pages. A TRADITION begun on June 11, 1901, at the first Ivy Day will be continued when Senior Class President Fritz Hedgwood, and junior president Bill Mueller plant the ivy. The rest of the morning will be taken up by the Ivy Day oration, the poem, and the sorority sings. The afternoon activities will begin with the fraternity sing, and end when Mortar Boards and Inno cents have revealed the members of their organizations for 1949-50 All Saturday classes will be dismissed for the annual celebra tion, which will be the last of ficial chance for celebration for students before ffnal examina tions begin. Last on the program for the day will be the initia tion of Mortar Boards, and the See IVY DAY, Page 4 Palladians Give Vaudeville Show Vaudeville and modern ad vances in the American theater since its celebrated end will be the theme of the Palladian Liter ary society's program Friday night. The show, sponsored by the Palladians, will be presented also for members of Cosmopolitan club and the Delian-Union society. Elliott Promises Of Assembly-Made Constitution Consideration is what the As sembly's constitution will receive from the Senate sub-committee on student government. "Care ful" and "sympathetic" consid eration. This was the promise made by Dr. Curtis Elliott, sub-committee chairman, in an interview Thurs day. "Without question, the commit tee will consider proposals of the assembly carefully and sympath etically and will use these pro posals as the 'thinking' of the student body," Elliott said. ASKED WHAT the fate of a constitution drawn up by the As sembly would be, Elliott replied, "Speaking as chairman of the snb-r,oTrTyi!t(r to ctvir'v the prob lem of student toOvcriuiient on the KK Reveals Program for 'tan1 Ivy Day Sing The Ivy Day Inter-fraternity Sing program has been announced by Kosmet Klub to start at 1:40 p. m., Saturday, May 7. Groups will line up immediate ly before the sing in their order of participation. All groups must remain after their participation for recall if necessary. The win ning group will be given the tra ditional Ivy Day Interfratcrnity Sing cup by Kosmet Klub. Participants, their songs and directors in the order of ap parance are: PHI KAPPA PSI, "The Stein Song," Herb Jackman; Sigma Al pha Epsilon, "SAE Sweetheart," Lynn Eller; Phi Gamma Delta, "Dry Bones," Cal Gloor; Sigma Chi, "In My Merry Oldsmobile," Harold Bauer: Farmhouse, "Battle Hymn of the Republic," Neal Bax ter; Sigma Nu, "The Winter Song," J. B. Coffman; Beta Theta Pi, "Onward Ye Betas," Jess Thomas; Kappa Sigma, "Deep Purple," Bob Wallace; Delta Tau Delta, "Ezek ial Saw The Wheel," Tom McVay; Delta Upsilon, "T h e Cossack Song," Gordon Johnson; Alpha Gamma Rho, "Sweetheart of Al pha Gamma Rho," Lloyd Wirth; Beta Sigma Psi, "Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho," Edgar Tegt meier; Sigma Phi Epsilon, "Dark Eyes," Ed Wells; Alpha Tau Ome ga, "The Open Road," Joe Phil brick; Zeta Beta Tau, "We Love Our Beer," Bryon Krasne. Pre-Law Elects Waring President Robert Waring, Arts and Sci ences sophomore, was elected as president of the University Pre Law association at its meeting Wednesday night. Vice president of the group will be Robert Lammers; William But terfield was named secretary treasurer. Dean Frederick K. Beutel spoke informally to members of the pre law group on requirements and curricula of the University Law school. Consideration University of Nebraska campus, it may be said that the Constitu tional Assembly had the v.-hole-hearted approval of the sub committee. "We believe that the solution of such a problem should come largely from the students, and we most assuredly entertained hopes? that this Constitutional Assembly would come up with a solution to the problem." Dr. Elliott also gave his opin ion on the resolution to "peti tion the faculty senate for a de cision as to whether or not it will recognize a constitution drawn up by this body." "Under these cireumslanees, Elliott said, "it appears that the resolution was uncalled for and we hope the demand will b& withdrawn."